Li Wenshu stood up abruptly and bowed respectfully to His Majesty:
"Your Majesty, my parents only have me as their daughter, so I wish to spend a few more years with them."
His Majesty's eyes flashed with anger as he slammed his hand on the table. "What, Li Wenshu? You won't even give me face?"
Similarly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test which of his sons was more capable and could hold onto this vast empire.
Li Zheng lowered his eyes and turned to signal Li Wenshu to stop talking.
If we continue, not only will Shu'er be implicated, but the entire Li family will be affected.
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"Mother, open the door, let Xiaoran help you."
He Lin's vivid memories were interrupted by a child's innocent voice.
He looked toward the courtyard, only to find the gate tightly shut.
He got up and knocked on the courtyard gate.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Juan ran towards the courtyard gate.
Seeing He Lin outside the courtyard through the crack in the door, she gently opened the door and said, "Young Master, please come in."
Still shaken by what had just happened, the first thing Zhu Juan did upon returning to the courtyard was to close the door.
Seeing He Lin standing there in a daze, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
When He Lin entered the hospital, he saw Gu Xiaoran sitting on the stone steps in front of the door, looking back and waiting for the woman inside. She then walked towards him.
He knew that what had just happened must have frightened the child.
Gu Xiaoran's gaze towards He Lin remained wary.
"Jin'er." He Lin approached Gu Xiaoran.
He forced a smile, trying to appear as gentle as possible.
"Don't come any closer!"
Gu Xiaoran jumped up, turned around, and banged on Qiu Yan's door, calling out, "Mother, Mother..."
A fleeting look of melancholy crossed He Lin's eyes. "Jin'er, don't be afraid, Father won't hurt you."
“You’re not my father. You hurt Lightning. You’re a bad person.” As Gu Xiaoran spoke, Lightning had already rushed in front of him.
He Lin stepped back, clearly disliking the eyesore of the black dog.
Hearing the shouts outside the door, Qiu Yan, who had just finished cleaning her wounds, disregarded the fact that the wounds had not yet been treated, quickly put on her clothes, and rushed to open the door.
Gu Xiaoran buried her face in Qiu Yan's arms. "Mommy, Xiaoran will help you."
He Lin reached out, intending to get closer to Qiu Yan, but stopped himself because of her aloof and unapproachable demeanor.
Qiu Yan glanced at He Lin out of the corner of her eye. It was precisely because she trusted him that she felt at ease bandaging her wound.
She instructed Zhu Juan to start a fire and prepare a meal, then pulled Gu Xiaoran into the house and locked the door from the inside.
inside the house,
Qiu Yan sat on the edge of the bed.
Just as I was about to pick up the small porcelain bottle on the table, I felt my hand suddenly go empty.
Gu Xiaoran had already taken off her shoes and socks and climbed into bed.
"Xiao Ran, I can do it myself." Qiu Yan didn't want Gu Xiao Ran to help her with this kind of thing.
She tried to get the ointment back, but Gu Xiaoran strongly objected.
"Mother, the wound is on my back shoulder." Gu Xiaoran meant that she couldn't do it herself.
Qiu Yan had no choice but to comply.
He's just a four-year-old child after all.
Did you wash your hands?
"I've already washed it." Gu Xiaoran grinned; he was very happy that his mother had allowed him to help.
His silly grin made it seem as if he had forgotten everything that had just happened.
However, when he gently removed the clothes from Qiu Yan's left shoulder, his smile vanished instantly.
"Mother, does it hurt?" He wanted to cry, but his mother had just told him that he was a man.
Qiu Yan shook her head: "It doesn't hurt."
"You're lying!" Gu Xiaoran said with red eyes. She took the small porcelain bottle, twisted it hard to open the medicine bottle, and began to apply the ointment inside little by little to Qiu Yan's shoulder wound.
As Qiu Yan felt the slight coolness, she realized for the first time how wonderful it was to have a son.
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